Passenger, caught 23/9/2006 (National moth night).

Mothing at St Margaret's

Most of the Moth lists and Photographs are from my garden (TR359450) in the village of St Margaret's at Cliffe in Kent. It is situated about 1Km from the sea and has farmland with in 100 metres. The garden is well shrubbed and about 1600 sq metres. I normally run a 125 MV lamp and a 15W actinic light over-night and once the season gets going a couple of other traps. At the moment both are 25W black Lamps. previously I used a 160W blended lamp in one of them. All traps are home made. Trapping dates refer to the date the trap was put out.

Trap Update in 2017. A new 125W MV Robinson was added to a 125W MV Skinner, 15W Actinic Skinner, two 80W MV Morris modified Skinners and a 80W MVMorris Box trap.
Traps are now (2020 onwards) 2x 125W Robinsons, 2x 80W Skinner type and 1x 15W Actinic strip light on a Skinner type .

I try and identify all the Macro Moths, with the micros I am not at all systematic, I do more than I used to with the help of the new book, but there are some that do get through.


Tuesday, 28 July 2026

Species List for 27/07/2026

 My Four traps, a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, a 125W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden, a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden, and a 80W MV Skinner in the Greenhouse Garden, plus a portable Actinic trap  on loan from Sam Perfect. Although the temperature was marginally higher numbers were similar to the previous days with 369 moths of 84 species, with four NFY. The Rest Harrow was the eighth and earliest of this very local species. 

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


16.001

Yponomeuta evonymella

Bird-cherry Ermine

2


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

2


28.008

Metalampra italica


1


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

4


28.024

Tachystola acroxantha


1


31.001

Carcina quercana


2


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


30


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

3


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

12


49.138

Cochylis molliculana


3


49.261

Crocidosema plebejana


1


49.269

Eucosma campoliliana


2


49.341

Cydia splendana


4


62.005

Achroia grisella

Lesser Wax Moth

1


62.029

Phycita roborella


3


62.035

Acrobasis advenella


3


62.048

Euzophera pinguis


1


62.077

Endotricha flammealis


2


63.006

Pyrausta aurata


1


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

1


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

3


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

3


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

9


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

1


63.074

Eudonia mercurella


3


63.088

Crambus perlella


3


63.093

Agriphila straminella


19


66.007

Lasiocampa quercus

Oak Eggar

1


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

12


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

2


70.013

Idaea biselata

Small Fan-footed Wave

1


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

3


70.045

Scotopteryx chenopodiata

Shaded Broad-bar

1

nfy

70.049

Xanthorhoe fluctuata

Garden Carpet

1


70.051

Xanthorhoe spadicearia

Red Twin-spot Carpet

2


70.061

Epirrhoe alternata

Common Carpet

1


70.126

Horisme vitalbata

Small Waved Umber

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

3


70.146

Eupithecia haworthiata

Haworth's Pug

1


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

2


70.218

Chiasmia clathrata

Latticed Heath

1


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

1


70.235

Ennomos fuscantaria

Dusky Thorn

1


70.252

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

1


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

1


70.296

Aplasta ononaria

Rest Harrow

1

nfy

71.001

Thaumetopoea processionea

Oak Processionary

1


71.013

Notodonta ziczac

Pebble Prominent

1


71.020

Pterostoma palpina

Pale Prominent

1


72.010

Lymantria monacha

Black Arches

1


72.011

Lymantria dispar

Gypsy Moth

2


72.012

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Brown-tail

1


72.013

Euproctis similis

Yellow-tail

1


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

3


72.030

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

13


72.035

Miltochrista miniata

Rosy Footman

2


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

13


72.046

Eilema complana

Scarce Footman

1


72.057

Pechipogo plumigeralis

Plumed Fan-foot

3


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

3


73.074

Heliothis peltigera

Bordered Straw

1


73.076

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

1

nfy

73.082

Cryphia algae

Tree-lichen Beauty

1


73.087

Spodoptera exigua

Small Mottled Willow

12


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

1


73.097

Hoplodrina blanda

Rustic

2


73.120

Eremobia ochroleuca

Dusky Sallow

1


73.131

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

35


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

22


73.171

Litoligia literosa

Rosy Minor

1


73.216

Cosmia trapezina

Dun-bar

1


73.255

Anarta trifolii

Nutmeg

1


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

2


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

20


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

2


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

13


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

15


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

2


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

5


73.341

Standfussiana lucernea

Northern Rustic

1

nfy

73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

18


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

2


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

6


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

1



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